How To Make A Sacrificial Fence For Table Saw

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  • čas přidán 28. 09. 2020
  • How To Make A Sacrificial Fence For Table Saw. In this video Rob Cosman shows you how to make a sacrificial fence for a table saw. Robs sacrificial fence for table saw design is very cleaver and easy to make. The sacrificial fence is super useful when making thin cuts on the table saw. If you do not have a sacrificial fence for your table saw then this is a must see video
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  • @bryantchristensen7589
    @bryantchristensen7589 Před rokem +1

    Once again, after reviewing several designs, Rob has the very best. Thanks Rob for all your help!!!

  • @danielgeng2306
    @danielgeng2306 Před 3 lety +1

    When Rob says “shoot” that ain’t good ! Love this guy !

  • @andrewwilliston5798
    @andrewwilliston5798 Před 3 lety +2

    An oasis in this troubled world. Your videos help me forget the craziness for a while, thanks for doing what you do and sharing so generously.

  • @TerryHarding-zu9jf
    @TerryHarding-zu9jf Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks for the video, really helpful.
    I've mahe one for my table saw.
    I can now use both sides of the fence to cut.

  • @risby2
    @risby2 Před 3 lety +5

    Thanks, this beats a presidential debate any day

  • @markkoons7488
    @markkoons7488 Před 3 lety +1

    Rewatched a couple months later. Everyone loves your videos, of course, but your cameraman (or woman) is really important to the experience and ought to be acknowledged. Thanks, videographer!

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety +1

      That is Jake! Started when he was 17 back in 2011. Does it so well partly because he knows the process I am doing , inside and out.

  • @blakemakison5296
    @blakemakison5296 Před 3 lety +3

    I don’t have a table saw. I’m just here for the like and comment.

  • @fredwickwire2502
    @fredwickwire2502 Před 11 měsíci

    Made one, turned out good. I'm gonna try it tomorrow. I was surprised it was square to the table first try!
    Thank you !!

  • @ZOEng99
    @ZOEng99 Před 2 lety

    Love the hockey tape on the clamp handles

  • @frankpratt529
    @frankpratt529 Před 3 lety +1

    1" MDF is good stuff and the water resistant type is even better. The edges don't split as badly & the corners are more durable.

  • @markkoons7488
    @markkoons7488 Před 3 lety

    Thanks.

  • @rondabuckner7580
    @rondabuckner7580 Před 2 lety

    Very nice. I like it.

  • @andrewbrown8148
    @andrewbrown8148 Před 3 lety +1

    Great accessory~! I've seen you use it dozens of times, so I'm definitely going to build one for my TS. Thanks, Rob~!!

  • @krenwregget7667
    @krenwregget7667 Před 3 lety

    great video Rob, and thanks for leaving in the moments when not everything turns out perfectly the first time. Those are invaluable learning opportunities. If you're going to do it, do it right, even if it takes a few tries.

  • @MANJITSINGH-ko2oi
    @MANJITSINGH-ko2oi Před 3 lety

    HI rob SO good and it does make so much sence to have one.

  • @chrisjcichocki
    @chrisjcichocki Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for video guys! This is my next project.. Easy and incredibly useful. I may cut in a t-track on the side facing the blade so I can put on a featherboard and use it to keep material pressed against the table top.

  • @barryomahony4983
    @barryomahony4983 Před 3 lety +2

    Good thing the "goof up" was MDF - no big loss and cheap to re-do

  • @davidbenson3491
    @davidbenson3491 Před 3 lety +2

    I was just looking to build one perfect timing

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety

      David Benson always thinking of how best to help you.

    • @leehaelters6182
      @leehaelters6182 Před 3 lety

      David Benson that worked with Evan Hughes in Brooklyn?

    • @davidbenson3491
      @davidbenson3491 Před 3 lety

      Lee Haelters yes I was getting pretty close to my fence and I knew it was just a matter of time before I hit it lol

    • @davidbenson3491
      @davidbenson3491 Před 3 lety

      RobCosman.com you guys are always thinking of me

    • @davidbenson3491
      @davidbenson3491 Před 3 lety +1

      @@leehaelters6182 no I have never been to Brooklyn sad this is I was stationed at ft drum in ny since 2007 and I have yet to go to the city

  • @christophercrowle9753
    @christophercrowle9753 Před 3 lety

    I suppose as well you could screw a feather board onto the fence to help keep what ever board you're cutting tight down to the table bed. Nice fence 👍🏻

  • @rogerbarr2365
    @rogerbarr2365 Před rokem

    I have a Sawstop similar to yours but the fence lock is a lever toggle above the fence just forward of the scale end of the fence. Your sacrificial fence top covers my fence lock mechanism. Can I shorten the 4' wide spacer to accommodate access to my locking mechanism without losing the integrity of the sacrificial fence? Is there a better solution for my particular situation?

  • @roscocsa
    @roscocsa Před 3 lety +1

    this is very helpful. how would you feel about a single side clamping fence tutorial for those of us stuck with those jobsite clamp on both ends never quite square saws?

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety +1

      I have never used one of those table saws. I would have to go buy one and ifgure it out. Maybe one day

    • @roscocsa
      @roscocsa Před 3 lety

      RobCosman.com understand that. They're annoying and require fiddling for every single cut to get really square. If you can manage it at all.

  • @davidanderson4166
    @davidanderson4166 Před 3 lety

    I have a similar tall fence arrangement for tenons, bridle joints and the like, but for buried blade operations, regular and dado, I use a “L” fence. You never cut into your fence. Have you ever used one? I’d be very interested in your opinion. Thanks for all of your great videos.

  • @oldreprobate2748
    @oldreprobate2748 Před 3 lety +3

    By just screwing it without glue it makes it easy to replace your sacrificial side as needed and not have to build a whole new fence.

  • @rogerlyons209
    @rogerlyons209 Před rokem

    is there any chance of the Sacrificial Fence may kicking back or upward?

  • @loulunetta425
    @loulunetta425 Před 3 lety

    Are you using coarse or fine thread into the edge of the top? Will you go back and treat the holes with CA glue?

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety +1

      I am using course thread wood screws. I only treat the holes you see on the video

  • @killawee118
    @killawee118 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for this lesson! I have a cheap contractor saw and fence, so this will be a great addition and I will probably have done it by the end of next week.
    Is there any reason to not build the fence EVEN higher?

  • @fcschoenthal
    @fcschoenthal Před 3 lety

    I have a Uni-Fence with a replacement extrusion that has built in tracks on all sides. I then have a tall sacrificial board that mounts on those tracks. Different method, but similar results. My question is, you check for square and advise to adjust the fence to align if not. Is there another way to adjust the auxiliary fence without messing up the original fence alignment? You're also assuming that the auxiliary fence panel is stable enough to keep the same fence alignment with the blade as the original (I used a wooden fence and had to shim in a couple of spots. May try MDF). Overall, as usual, a great tip on how to get more out of the tablesaw. I came for your hand tool expertise, but love the all around woodworking knowledge given. - Chris

    • @sjeff70
      @sjeff70 Před rokem

      The fence should fit flat against the Saw Stop fence which should be square before building a fence to fit over it. What wasn’t mentioned was fitting the top. The top should fit the largest thickness of the Stop Saw fence since the factory fence won’t be the exact thickness throughout its length.

  • @jamesnasmith984
    @jamesnasmith984 Před 3 lety

    Are the bolts necessary? Unless this is used for heavy, unfinished lumber I would think that the weight of the MDF plus a snug would make it stay put.keep the box in place.

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety

      I have never made it without them so i dont know. My goal was to squeeze the sides to the fence to ensure its square to the table

  • @robertbattle9011
    @robertbattle9011 Před 3 lety

    Rob & Jake 2020

  • @tthomasokc
    @tthomasokc Před 3 lety +4

    Rob: "I'm off by 1/32, I better cut it again on a new piece"
    Me" "I'm off by 1/32, a few layers of blue tape and it will be perfect"

    • @leehaelters6182
      @leehaelters6182 Před 3 lety +1

      And me: I’ll edge band it and rip it again a few more times, until it’s big enough.

  • @larrychristensen5917
    @larrychristensen5917 Před 3 lety +1

    Rob I don’t know if you will see this but can you tell me the actual dimension of the 1” MFD. The box stores here call it 1” but it is 21/32 1/32 over 5/8.
    I hope you see this. Great video.

    • @briarfox637
      @briarfox637 Před 3 lety

      MDF should be what its labeled. 3/4 being 3/4 and so on. Make sure you're not looking at MDF core plywood. Straigth MDF sheets are usually exactly what the nominal size states.

  • @leehaelters6182
    @leehaelters6182 Před 3 lety

    Re: 4:10. For all those working at home, and without Rob’s considerable skill and experience, cut that board down with the shorter, unwanted piece against the fence; so not to violate a rule of thumb that holds such long, over-square proportioned workpieces as inherently unstable. It takes great concentration and focus of attention to the leading portion of stock which is touching the fence to avoid a disaster. Square and size your finished components crosscut-wise.
    Of course, this approach is not fail-safe either. It invites squeezing the kerf by pushing at the wrong spot on the cut off, and we can all imagine the ensuing mayhem then, also. I guess that Rob has already mentioned the use of the mitre gauge for this, but pieces that wide don’t always lend themselves to such an operation.

    • @leehaelters6182
      @leehaelters6182 Před 3 lety

      Having worked most of my career on saws without benefit of riving knives, I have forgotten how much safer they make either operation. Still, even nowadays, not everyone has such.

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety +1

      Yes good advice

    • @barryomahony4983
      @barryomahony4983 Před 3 lety +1

      Oh I strongly disagree. As you said, the key to doing this cut safely is to keep the edge sliding smoothly and tightly against the fence. This can be done if the workpiece slides well along the table, and you push evenly along the back edge of the piece so that it stays square against the fence. This is much easier if your two hands are evenly distributed along that back edge. With the larger of the two pieces between the blade and the fence, this can be done with both hands on that piece, as Rob did here. You don't care about what happens with the offcut piece as it will fall away as the cut is made.
      If the shorter piece is put against the fence, it's a bad idea to have both hands on it, as you'd have to exert some torsion force in order to move the entire piece squarely, while the hands are so unevenly placed. With the hands spread out, one hand would be on the offcut side. As the cut is made, once the board is partially cut, one risks pushing too much on the offcut and thereby pinching the kerf on the blade.
      Of course you need a board wide enough that it registers on the fence that it can be fed smoothly through the cut, and IMO this one was wide enough for someone with some experience using a table saw. But I think it's much safer to do it with the larger piece against the fence.

    • @leehaelters6182
      @leehaelters6182 Před 3 lety

      Barry O'Mahony, no argument, just I believe I covered all those points already.

    • @leehaelters6182
      @leehaelters6182 Před 3 lety +1

      Barry O'Mahony, when advising people who don’t have the skill and experience that you and Rob have, probably the more sensible thing to do is not make either cut, just rip the board to pieces and live with the inconvenience/waste of having many small offcuts.

  • @SlowFlight
    @SlowFlight Před 3 lety

    If you had used a larger Forsener bit on the back plate then you could have used regular nuts and a socket. That would allow you to use either side; thus doubling the life of your sacrificial fence.

  • @user-mg7yd9wk8r
    @user-mg7yd9wk8r Před 2 měsíci

    Do u sell work benches 🎉🎉😊😊

  • @breyerssdb
    @breyerssdb Před 3 lety

    Off topic but question. Is it ok to make a cutting board using both side grain and face grain or will it ends up with issues?

    • @breyerssdb
      @breyerssdb Před 3 lety

      As in joining side and face grain together. Sorry I should have clarified that earlier

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety

      Yes thats the big issue is the strength or lack of in the joints in glue up. I would recommend sticking yo face grain to face grain

  • @bevanstuart9013
    @bevanstuart9013 Před 3 lety

    1) What brand of countersinking tapered drill bits are being used in this video and 2) Are the screws sold in your store best used with a tapered bits?

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety

      My tapered bits are nothing special, i think I picked them up from Woodcraft. I am using the Robertson screws that are available on my website. The only reason i used the tapered drill bit is because the wood is MDF. Even self driving coarse thread screws dont do well in MDF without a pilot hole

    • @bevanstuart9013
      @bevanstuart9013 Před 3 lety

      @@RobCosmanWoodworking Thank you for your prompt reply. My question should have been stated more clearly - was there a reason for using tapered bits vs non-tapered bits or is it not important with the screws you sell?

  • @JaredRandal
    @JaredRandal Před 3 lety

    To save a couple bucks, would it work just as well with wing nuts instead of knobs?

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety

      I think so, but why, thats just a few bucks to get the bigger better knobs

    • @JaredRandal
      @JaredRandal Před 3 lety

      RobCosman.com well... touché lol. Great point. That was the miser in me speaking before really thinking about it.

    • @glencrandall7051
      @glencrandall7051 Před 3 lety +2

      If you are concerned with expense, just make your own knobs. It just takes a bit of plywood. There are several You Tube videos on the subject.

  • @googlesbitch
    @googlesbitch Před 3 lety

    You could use a dial or digital caliper to measure accurately and if too much by several thousands use common paper (4 thousand per sheet) as a shim by gluing it on to increase width if cut too narrow and the low cost China calipers today is accurate enough for woodworking.

  • @cwell2112
    @cwell2112 Před 3 lety

    Notice how he has to wiggle the impact driver to get the bit loose after driving those Robertson screws? That's *exactly* why I prefer Torx to Robertson.

    • @leehaelters6182
      @leehaelters6182 Před 3 lety

      A legit point, no arguing.

    • @leehaelters6182
      @leehaelters6182 Před 3 lety

      In counterpoint, though, of all the tip designs, slotted and Robertson are the only ones sharpenable with a file. Some might have favorite or heirloom solid shaft screwdrivers that they enjoy working with.

    • @cwell2112
      @cwell2112 Před 3 lety +1

      @@leehaelters6182 That's true, I hadn't considered that. I will say the sticking issue with Robertson typically only happens with an impact driver. In that case, you'll be using disposable bits anyway, so Torx is the better drive. Robertson has an elegance to it but it's just so frustrating to use with power tools.

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety +2

      Yes you do have to wiggle to seperate the Robertson tip from the screw becuase they fit so tight. The benfit is that the screw is held solidly on the tip and will not fall off so you dont need to hold the screw with your other hand.

    • @barryomahony4983
      @barryomahony4983 Před 3 lety +1

      I like that though, so the screw tends to stay on the end of the bit while you're placing it. Comes in handy when you need the other hand to hold things in place

  • @joehirschegger7723
    @joehirschegger7723 Před 3 lety

    And wouldn't you know, I have some spare 1" MDF from a Cosman Bench build to make this for my saw.

  • @1deerndingo
    @1deerndingo Před 3 lety

    1. I learnt about the effect of super glue with MDF. Yes it stiffens it but I have to be aware that it swells it just a fraction. Cool
    2. I can't use a table saw in my tiny work space. My work bench (in front of my wife's car) is a little less than half the area of your table saw bench. Hand tools only. It's the challenge - or that's what I'm telling myself anyway.

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety

      Thats cool. Being unplugged is perfectly fine and you will learn so much. You dont need power to woodwork

    • @johncoops6897
      @johncoops6897 Před 3 lety

      Simply shift the wife's car OUTSIDE while you use your work bench. Many people use a garage as a work space, but they are smart enough to realise that they can move the cars out of the way DOH..

    • @1deerndingo
      @1deerndingo Před 3 lety +1

      @@johncoops6897 My work bench location, size and range of use is by choice. Hobby wood working is an individual pursuit and each person makes their own, variable rules of that pursuit. Mine are; to be unplugged, to use minimal space and to be accurate.

    • @johncoops6897
      @johncoops6897 Před 3 lety

      @@1deerndingo Yes, that's precisely my point. Your *choice* not to use power tools has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with your *choice* to have a small work space or your *choice* of location.
      Therefore it's pointless complaining what you cannot do in your "tiny work space", since that's your *choice* rather than any real (or even perceived) limitation or restriction.
      TL;DR: It's ridiculous to moan about "I *CAN'T* use a table saw...", when it's simply your *choice* not to do so.

    • @1deerndingo
      @1deerndingo Před 3 lety

      @@johncoops6897 You need to either halve or double your medication dose. This isn't the site for trash talk. Calm down. End

  • @hernancoronel
    @hernancoronel Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for the video but it is really noisy, I really prefer the more quieter ones. Even the presentation with the three blows is too loud, it’d be great if you could lower that volume as well. Keep up the great content Rob!

    • @barryomahony4983
      @barryomahony4983 Před 3 lety +2

      Why didn't you just turn it down yourself?

    • @brianmiller6304
      @brianmiller6304 Před 3 lety +1

      @@barryomahony4983 because then it's hard to hear rob talking.

    • @hernancoronel
      @hernancoronel Před 3 lety +1

      @@barryomahony4983 sure but the voice is difficult to hear. More info on loudness and how to manage levels here: czcams.com/video/wIicS8hKbeQ/video.html. Also you can check the growth mindset and how to better react to honest and candid feedback here: czcams.com/video/M1CHPnZfFmU/video.html.

  • @ivanafanador1832
    @ivanafanador1832 Před 3 lety

    I liked everything I saw but you said you were shows newbies you didn't use push rod on your close cuts

  • @coachwalrus3158
    @coachwalrus3158 Před 3 lety

    All Canadians tape everything up like a hockey stick.

  • @neilallen2144
    @neilallen2144 Před 3 lety +1

    I've watched numerous of your videos Rob an have come to a conclusion....... You are NOT a woodworker but a wood machinist.

    • @RobCosmanWoodworking
      @RobCosmanWoodworking  Před 3 lety

      Maybe a wood crazy-man. It has just been engrained in my way of doing things to do it as perfect as possible. Thanks to good teachers

  • @dukeengine1339
    @dukeengine1339 Před 3 lety

    As I often write comments when I found a video interesting, it would be correct to let you know also if I didn’t. This time I found it boring, and not at the level of yours. I think there’s much more of a craftsmanship to learn from you, as you always teach us! Anyway, thank you for the video, I understand it’s always an effort.

  • @heystarfish100
    @heystarfish100 Před 3 lety

    🤬 I have a Delta Uni-Fence! 😫